PIMCO Flexible Credit Income Fund

Frequently Asked Questions About PFLEX

What does PFLEX invest in?

The PIMCO Flexible Credit Income Fund functions as both a Closed-End Investment Fund and an Investment Trust. Its core mission is to generate appealing risk-adjusted returns and a consistent income stream. It accomplishes this by routinely deploying capital across a broad spectrum of global credit instruments, which typically include corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities, consumer loans, emerging market debt, and municipal obligations. This entity was established in 1971 and maintains its principal office in New York, NY.

What is the expense ratio of PFLEX?

PIMCO Flexible Credit Income Fund (PFLEX) charges an expense ratio of 3.96%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

What is PFLEX's dividend yield?

PFLEX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 10.52%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price.

What is the duration of PFLEX?

Effective duration measures PFLEX's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. PFLEX's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website.

What is the credit quality of PFLEX?

PFLEX's credit quality breakdown (the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below) is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds.

What is the yield to maturity of PFLEX?

Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from PFLEX if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. PFLEX's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. It differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid.